Where does “alimentator” come from?
alimentator (Polish) comes from Polish alimentować, from Polish alimenty, from Latin alimentum, from Latin alō, from Proto-Italic alō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂életi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.
alimentator (Polish): paying party
Definitions
- paying party
Ancestry of “alimentator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | alimentować | to pay alimony |
| 2 | Polish | alimenty | alimony |
| 3 | Latin | alimentum | food, nourishment, sustenance; obligation to... |
| 4 | Latin | alō | to feed, to nourish, to nurture |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | alō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂életi | to be nourishing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |